Late nights at Habana

July 7th, 2008, 1:03 pm · 7 Comments · posted by Kat "I eat 'til my pants hurt" Nguyen

Monday nights just got a bit better thanks to the late night happy hour at Habana in Costa Mesa. I know, late night happy hour on a Monday?!?

For those of you who can hang with such hours on a school/work night, the 10 p.m. happy hour yields $4 sangrias, $3 Modelo beers and $3 carne asada/carnitas/fish tacos that are grilled outside on the patio. I’m told the grub selection will vary week to week. Last Monday for example, we were treated to BBQ jerk chicken slathered in a tangy sauce.

You can choose from white and red sangria, but by all means, fork over a few extra bucks for any of Habana’s mojitos ($8 to $10), particularly the blackberry. The fizzy mint and rum concoction is laced with sweet blackberry liqueur and it’s become my go-to summer cocktail. Don’t be surprised if you find Jen and I there tonight, guzzling, I mean, sipping on a few …

P.S. Not sure the cozy hub of hipsters that flock to Habana will appreciate that I’m spreading the word but I’m secretly plotting to get more non-hipsters there. Diversity is good, no?

Habana at The Lab

2930 Bristol St.

Costa Mesa, CA

714.556.0176

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jen says:

July 7, 2008 at 1:19 pm

I love habana, those mojitos are dangerous. I work off east coast hours, or I would totally go!

Kat "I eat 'til my pants hurt" Nguyen says:

July 7, 2008 at 1:26 pm

Jen #2,

I totally thought this was blogger Jen until I read the east coast hours part, ha! But yes, those mojitos are dangerous, as in dangerously delicious. Did you ever try the Black Mamba mojito, aka Black Cherry version? Twas our favorite but it was taken off the menu — but psst, you can still order it …

July 7, 2008 at 1:59 pm

“blogger jen”?

July 7, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Ha, yes, she’s a fellow blogger for Gluttonista and generally, my (eating) partner in crime.

Jen says:

July 7, 2008 at 3:16 pm

That’s me, Jen “more please” Muir. I write occasional posts on this blog! And yes… those mojitos are dangerously delicious!

Linda says:

July 8, 2008 at 9:05 am

$4 sangria and $3 tacos? I’ll have an extra cup of coffee in the morning for that

July 8, 2008 at 11:27 am

Linda,

I like the way you think m’dear. Last night at Habana, we discovered the “mangria” — basically a stronger version of their sangria so the fellas can order it with confidence, ha. Also last night, in addition to carne asada tacos, they served a chicken falafel wrap with homemade hummus …

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